GLYCEMIA CONTROL, INSULIN RESISTANCE, AND FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY OF T-HELPER SUBPOPULATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS by I. V. Kologrivova, O. A. Koshelskaya, T. E. Suslova, R. S. Karpov

“…Our results suggest an important association between insulin resistance, inadequate glycemia control, and functional dysbalance of T-helper subpopulations in patients with DM-2.…”
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Prevalence and predictors of co-occurring functional seizure in patients with epilepsy at a tertiary care center in Makkah by Amal Mohammed Alkhotani, Hanadi Abualela

“…BACKGROUND: A functional seizure (FS) is a paroxysmal event that resembles epileptic seizures (ES) but without associated changes in cortical activity. …”
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Silent changes in taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of birds in Qiyunshan National Nature Reserve, south China by Binqiang Li, Jian Lu, Xin Zhong, Daohan Li, Bailin Li, Nehafta Bibi, Kechuan Linghu, Shanjun Ma, Pinghua Zhong

“…However, the potential impact of these changes on functional diversity and phylogenetic diversity remains poorly understood. …”
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The Impact of Frailty Indices on Predicting Complications and Functional Recovery in Proximal Humerus Fractures: A Comparative Study by Ekrem Özdemir, Oya Olcay Özdeş, Fatih Emre Topsakal, Nasuhi Altay, Esra Demirel

“…Outcomes included complications, reoperations, rehospitalizations, and functional results measured by the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score. …”
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Assessment of hip abductors by MRI after total hip arthroplasty and effect of fatty atrophy on functional outcome by Emrah Kovalak, Hanife Özdemir, Cenk Ermutlu, Abdullah Obut

“…Age, duration after the operation, gluteal muscle FA, and the relationships with HHS were evaluated. Results: FA was more evident in the operated hip (p < 0.05), and was more in the gluteus minimus than in the gluteus medius in both hips (p < 0.05). …”
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Functional analysis of technological innovation systems as an approach for smart specialization: the case of solar energy in Arequipa - Peru by Arturo Alatrista-Corrales, Maritza Chirinos Marroquín, Jackeline Lucía Campos-Vera, Maribel Jessica Chullunquia Pari, Angel Jeancarlo Coaquira Flores, Cecilia Arace Escobar-Huisa

“…This study proposes the application of the methodological framework for functional analysis of technological innovation systems in the context of the implementation of a regional smart specialization strategy. …”
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Progressive Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Renal Function Deterioration in Adult, Even in a Short Period of Time by Abbas Basiri, Behzad Narouie, Saeed Reza Ghanbarizadeh, Hamidreza Rouientan, Mohadese Ahmadzade

“…The ureteropelvic junction obstruction is more common in children; however, it can also affect adults. …”
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Vibration analysis of Timoshenko microbeams made of functionally graded materials on a Winkler-Pasternak elastic foundation by Tran Van Lien, Le Thi Ha

“… In this work, the free vibration analysis of Timoshenko microbeams made of the Functionally Graded Material (FGM) on the Winkler-Paternak elastic foundation based on the Modified Coupled Stress Theory (MCST) is investigated. …”
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Determining the Optimal Source Points in MFS by Minimizing an Energy Gap Functional for 3D Laplace Operator by M. Sajjadmanesh, S. Shakib Khanghah, H. Aydi

“…As we know, the MFS is a more popular meshless method for solving boundary or initial-boundary value problems due to its simplicity and high accuracy. …”
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CONSTRUCTION METHOD OF WAVELET BASE BASED ON GAUSSIAN FUNCTION AND ITS APPLICATION IN FAULT DIAGNOSIS OF ROLLING BEARING by WANG Peng, CHENG XiuFang

“…In order to accurately diagnose the fault of rolling bearing,a wavelet base construction method based on Gaussian function is proposed. In this method,the superimposed Gaussian function is used as the initial model to construct the wavelet basis function. …”
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Functionally Complete Coronary Revascularisation in Patients Presenting with ST-elevation MI and Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease by Luigi Di Serafino, Fabio Magliulo, Giovanni Esposito

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Effect of DLBS1033 on Functional Outcomes for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Rizaldy Taslim Pinzon, Raymond R. Tjandrawinata, Vincent Ongko Wijaya, Vanessa Veronica

“…DLBS1033 in addition to the standard care was more effective in improving functional status compared to standard care alone in acute ischemic stroke patients with a similar safety profile.…”
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Incremental Prognostic Value of Echocardiography Measures of Right Ventricular Systolic Function in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure by Francesco Gentile, Michela Chianca, Lorenzo Bazan, Paolo Sciarrone, Vlad Chubuchny, Claudia Taddei, Elisa Poggianti, Claudio Passino, Michele Emdin, Alberto Giannoni

“…Both TAPSE <17 mm and RV‐FAC <35% were more accurate than S′ <9.5 cm/s in predicting the risk of cardiac death (P<0.001), and their combination showed incremental prognostic power (P<0.001). …”
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Changes of functional brain network topology associated with nutritional indicator of patients with recurrent major depressive disorder by Guanghui Liu, Yanli Jiang, Chunpeng Zhou, Xiangxiang Wang, Min Dai, Jinping Zhang, Jing Yu, Gangzhong Zhang

“…This study aimed to investigate the changes of brain network, as well as the relationships between relapses, brain regions, nutritional and metabolic indicators by resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) and graph theoretical analysis.MethodsThirty-two fMDD patients, 32 rMDD patients, and 32 healthy controls (HCs) underwent rs-fMRI scanning. …”
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Metatranscriptomic analysis of colonic mucosal samples exploring the functional role of active microbial consortia in complicated diverticulitis by Brittney N. McMullen, Jeremy Chen See, Samantha Baker, Justin R. Wright, Samantha L. C. Anderson, Gregory Yochum, Walter Koltun, Austin Portolese, Nimalan A. Jeganathan, Regina Lamendella

“…It is possible clinicians could someday harness this information to more effectively treat complicated diverticulitis symptoms. …”
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The investigation of resting-state functional connectivity in male sprinters and endurance runners brains based on fNIRS by Mengqi Liu, Wenyan Zhao, Xiaocong Yan, Zhenghao Xue, Ying Qin

“…In contrast, the aerobic group demonstrated more pronounced functional connectivity strength in the right primary motor cortex. …”
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Influence of alprostadil on the dynamics of blood flow resistance index and renal graft function in the early postoperative period by P. A. Drozdov, I. V. Nesterenko, D. A. Makeev, O. S. Zhuravel, S. A. Astapovich, D. A. Solomatin, E. A. Lidzhieva

“…Retrospectively we found that in patients with a high resistance index (more than 0.85), the risk of developing delayed graft function was 6.9 times higher, that was statistically significant (p=0.001). …”
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Investigation of System Stability and the Design of a Controller based on the Transfer Function of a Quadcopter’s BLDC Motor by Barnabás Kiss, Áron Ballagi, Miklós Kuczmann

“…In this article, an LQ (linear-quadratic) controller is implemented based on the transmission function, during which the response of the controller to a unit step signal is examined. …”
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Research on Multi-Function Pipeline Integrate Cloud Computing Monitoring System Based on OpenStack Structure by Lei Li, Lianwen Jin, Desheng Li, Wanwan Tang

“…The advantage of the system includes multi-function integrating, easy deploy, high expansibility and redeveloping easily. …”
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Dynamics of a Stochastic Three-Species Food Web Model with Omnivory and Ratio-Dependent Functional Response by Guirong Liu, Rong Liu

“…This paper is concerned with a stochastic three-species food web model with omnivory which is defined as feeding on more than one trophic level. The model involves a prey, an intermediate predator, and an omnivorous top predator. …”
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